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Lorimer.net: Charting Tribal and Migrant Populations in the Early Twentieth Century Persian/Arabian Gulf The 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences June 2010 by Dr. Ronald Hawker, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [email protected]
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Lorimer.net: Charting Tribal and Migrant Populations in the Early Twentieth Century Persian/Arabian Gulf
The 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences June 2010
byDr. Ronald Hawker, Associate Professor, Department of Art and
Design, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab [email protected]
Lorimer.net: Charting Tribal and Migrant Populations in the Early Twentieth Century Persian/Arabian Gulf
The 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences June 2010
byDr. Ronald Hawker, Associate Professor, Department of Art and
Design, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab [email protected]
John Gordon Lorimer (1870-1914) born in
Glasgow; Resident and Consul General, Baghdad,
1909-1912; Acting Gulf Resident 1913-14; fluent in classical Persian and Arabic, Russian, wrote
Grammar and Vocabulary of Waziri Pashto (1902)
and Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf (1908); died of self-inflicted gun shot
wounds, 1914
Brother: David, vice-consul Ahwaz, 1904-1909, Political Agent, Bahrain, 1911-12; author of The
Phonology of the Bakhtiari (1922).
John Gordon Lorimer (1870-1914) born in
Glasgow; Resident and Consul General, Baghdad,
1909-1912; Acting Gulf Resident 1913-14; fluent in classical Persian and Arabic, Russian, wrote
Grammar and Vocabulary of Waziri Pashto (1902)
and Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf (1908); died of self-inflicted gun shot
wounds, 1914
Brother: David, vice-consul Ahwaz, 1904-1909, Political Agent, Bahrain, 1911-12; author of The
Phonology of the Bakhtiari (1922).
Photograph retrieved (April 16, 2010): http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/bakhtiari-
kuch/eet/caricature-orientalists/index.html
Trucial ‘OmanTrucial ‘Oman
Abu DhabiAbu
DhabiBaraimiBaraimi
DubaiDubai
SharjahSharjah
AjmanAjmanDubaiDubai
Districts in Southeastern Persia
Districts in Southeastern Persia
ShibkuhShibkuh
LengehLengeh
BastakBastak
ShamilShamil
Qishm IslandQishm Island
Hanjam Island
Hanjam Island
Hormuz Island
Hormuz Island
20 houses , 10 camels, 20
donkeys, 15 cattle and 300 sheep and goats, 700
dates.
20 houses , 10 camels, 20
donkeys, 15 cattle and 300 sheep and goats, 700
dates.
15 families, 300 trees, 10
camels, 25 donkeys, 10 cattle and 50
sheep and goats.
15 families, 300 trees, 10
camels, 25 donkeys, 10 cattle and 50
sheep and goats.
50 houses ,20 camels, 50
donkeys, 20 cattle, 150 sheep, and
1000 date tre
50 houses ,20 camels, 50
donkeys, 20 cattle, 150 sheep, and
1000 date tre
60 houses ,25 camels, 30 cattle, 200 sheep, and 2000 date
palms
60 houses ,25 camels, 30 cattle, 200 sheep, and 2000 date
palms
200 houses, 50 camels, 20 cattle, 700
sheep, 4000 date palms.
200 houses, 50 camels, 20 cattle, 700
sheep, 4000 date palms.
40 houses, 10 cattle, 20
donkeys, 18 camels, 50 goats and sheep , 700
date trees.
40 houses, 10 cattle, 20
donkeys, 18 camels, 50 goats and sheep , 700
date trees.
30 houses, 500 date
trees.
30 houses, 500 date
trees.
40 houses , 600 dates.
40 houses , 600 dates.
7 or 8 houses, no livestock
7 or 8 houses, no livestock
Non-numerical data
1.District
2.Sub-district
3.Town
4.Ethnicity
5.Religion
6.School of jurisprudence
Non-numerical data
1.District
2.Sub-district
3.Town
4.Ethnicity
5.Religion
6.School of jurisprudence
Numerical data
1.Population
2.Economic data:
3.Livestock:
CamelsDonkeys
Sheep and goats
4.Boats:
PearlingFishingTrading
5.Agricultural
Number of date palm trees
Numerical data
1.Population
2.Economic data:
3.Livestock:
CamelsDonkeys
Sheep and goats
4.Boats:
PearlingFishingTrading
5.Agricultural
Number of date palm trees
Abu Dhabi 11185
Abu Dhabi 11185
Dubai16710Dubai16710
Baraimi
8412
Baraimi
8412
Ajman1184
Ajman1184
Sharjah
58726
Sharjah
58726
Umm Al
Qaiwain
5500
Umm Al
Qaiwain
5500
Shibkuh
27394
Shibkuh
27394
Lengeh19627
Lengeh19627
Bastak2460
Shamil38586Shamil38586
Hanjam1830
Hormuz1200
Qishm11297
Hanjam1830
Hormuz1200
Qishm11297
ShibkuhShibkuh
LengehLengeh
BastakBastak
ShamilShamil
Qishm IslandQishm Island
Hanjam Island
Hanjam Island
Hormuz Island
Hormuz Island
EthnicityEthnicity
ShibkuhLengehShamilBastakHanjamHormuzQeshm Island
Trucial ‘OmanTrucial ‘Oman
Abu DhabiAbu
DhabiBaraimiBaraimi
DubaiDubai
SharjahSharjah
AjmanAjman
Umm al-QaiwainUmm al-Qaiwain
Umm al-Qaiwain
Population: 5000
Shipping: 1Shops: 20
Pearling: 70Fishing: 60Camels:720Donkeys:40Cattle: 10
Sheep: 200Dates: 1500
Umm al-Qaiwain
Population: 5000
Shipping: 1Shops: 20
Pearling: 70Fishing: 60Camels:720Donkeys:40Cattle: 10
Sheep: 200Dates: 1500
QaisPopulation:
2250Shipping: 3Shops: 50
Warehouses: 9
Pearling:26Fishing:67
QaisPopulation:
2250Shipping: 3Shops: 50
Warehouses: 9
Pearling:26Fishing:67
CharakPopulation:
1020Shipping: 8Pearling: 12Fishing: 12
CharakPopulation:
1020Shipping: 8Pearling: 12Fishing: 12
DuvvanPopulation:
350Pearling: 12Fishing: 26Camels:100Donkeys:100Sheep: 700
DuvvanPopulation:
350Pearling: 12Fishing: 26Camels:100Donkeys:100Sheep: 700
Al Ali TribeAl Ali Tribe
TavunehPopulation:
450Shipping: 23Pearling: 12Fishing: 12
TavunehPopulation:
450Shipping: 23Pearling: 12Fishing: 12
Gulshan Valley
Population: unknown
Resources:unknown
Gulshan Valley
Population: unknown
Resources:unknown
Za’ab tribeZa’ab tribe
Jazirat al-Hamra
Population: 2500
Pearling: 25Fishing: 10Camels:100Donkeys:100Cattle: 150Sheep: 50
Jazirat al-Hamra
Population: 2500
Pearling: 25Fishing: 10Camels:100Donkeys:100Cattle: 150Sheep: 50Khatt
Population: 250Camels:10Donkeys:15Cattle: 10
Sheep: 150Dates: 10,000
KhattPopulation: 250
Camels:10Donkeys:15Cattle: 10
Sheep: 150Dates: 10,000
Khor KalbaPopulation: 750
Shipping: 6
Khor KalbaPopulation: 750
Shipping: 6
Bu BaqaraPopulation:
500Fishing: 12Camels: 5
Donkeys: 10Cattle:15
Sheep: 100Dates: 2000
Bu BaqaraPopulation:
500Fishing: 12Camels: 5
Donkeys: 10Cattle:15
Sheep: 100Dates: 2000
Abu DhurusPopulation: 100
Fishing: 4Donkeys: 2Cattle: 10Sheep: 10
Dates
Abu DhurusPopulation: 100
Fishing: 4Donkeys: 2Cattle: 10Sheep: 10
Dates
SahamPopulation: 1000
Shops: 50Shipping: 30
Dates
SahamPopulation: 1000
Shops: 50Shipping: 30
Dates
Qasbiyat az-ZaabPopulation: 125
Fishing: 2Dates
Qasbiyat az-ZaabPopulation: 125
Fishing: 2Dates
Delma Island:
10 shops
Delma Island:
10 shops Abu Dhabi
70 shops
Abu Dhabi
70 shops
Dubai400 shops
200 warehouse
s
Dubai400 shops
200 warehouse
s
Sharjah205 shops
200 warehouse
s
Sharjah205 shops
200 warehouse
s
Umm al Qaiwain20 shops
Umm al Qaiwain20 shops
Bandar Abbas200
shops
Bandar Abbas200
shopsLingeh455
shops
Lingeh455
shopsQais50 shops
9 warehouse
s
Qais50 shops
9 warehouse
s
Malabar chest from Sheila Unwin, The Arab Chest,
London: Arabian Publishing, 2006, p.63.
Malabar chest from Sheila Unwin, The Arab Chest,
London: Arabian Publishing, 2006, p.63.
